Edmund Gettier (left) was born in Baltimore, Maryland. William Van Orman Quine (right) was born in Akron, Ohio. Quine was able to travel to Europe while studying and meet members of the Vienna Circle (including Carnap) and Polish logicians (who were known for groundbreaking work at the time). Gettier is best known for the short paper we read in class, which was put together after Gettier was encouraged to write something up in order to satisfy the administration at his school. Both are known for their influence in philosophy of language and epistemology.
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